Preseason All-League Teams Stats (to date)

[crusaderdad]

2010-11 Preseason All-League Teams

First Team
Shelvin Mack, ButlerPreseason Player of the Year
6-3, 215, Jr., G | Lexington, Ky.
2009-10: 14.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.0 apg
2010-11: 14.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.4 apg (9 games)


Norris Cole, Cleveland State6-2, 170, Jr., G | Dayton, Ohio
2009-10: 16.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.4 apg
2010-11: 21.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 4.6 apg (12 games)


Matt Howard, Butler6-8, 230, Jr., F | Connersville, Ind.
2009-10: 11.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
2010-11: 16.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.7 apg (9 games)


Brandon Wood, Valparaiso6-2, 190, Jr., G | Kokomo, Ind.
2009-10: 17.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.3 apg
2010-11: 14.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.3 apg (10 games)


Rahmon Fletcher, Green Bay
5-10, 165, Sr., G | Kansas City, Mo.
2009-10: 15.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.9 apg
2010-11: 17.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.4 apg (11 games)


Second Team
Vaughn Duggins, Wright State
6-3, 195, Sr., G | Pendleton, Ind.
2009-10: 14.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.9 apg
2010-11: 16.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.6 apg (11 games)


Eli Holman, Detroit
6-10, 255, Jr., G | Richmond, Calif.
2009-10: 11.8 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 0.7 apg
2010-11: 13.4 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 1.3 apg (11 games)


Cory Johnson, Valparaiso
6-7, 225, R-Sr., F | Duluth, Minn.
2009-10: 15.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.5 apg
2010-11: 15.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.1 apg (9 games)


Chase Simon, Detroit
6-6, 200, Jr., G | Detroit, Mich.
2009-10: 14.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.5 apg
2010-11: 14.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.2 apg (10 games)


Robo Kreps, UI C
6-0, 180, Sr., G |Forsyth, Ill.
2009-10: 15.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.1 apg
2010-11: 15.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.7 apg (11 games)


www.horizonleague.org/mens-basketball.html

[valpofan56]

Very interesting. With the exception of Brandon Wood in ppg, Vaughn Duggins in apg, Chase Simon in apg, and CORY JOHNSON IN EVERYTHING. All the players are outperforming their averages from last year in every statistical category.

[vu72]

Dec 17, 2010 14:41:09 GMT -5 valpofan56 said:

Very interesting. With the exception of Brandon Wood in ppg, Vaughn Duggins in apg, Chase Simon in apg, and CORY JOHNSON IN EVERYTHING. All the players are outperforming their averages from last year in every statistical category.

I think you are being a little hard on Cory. He has been hurt and still is just below his last year results. Brandon is 3.5 ppg off. Neither tell the full story. Brandon's improvement in assts and rebounding bode well for getting others involved. I think if you looked at the other contributors to this years team, you would see an across the board improvement which obviously takes the pressure to score off of a double teamed Brandon or an undersized Cory. The notable exception has got to be Mike Rogers, who has fallen off the map.

Oh, and check out Ryan's stats! 18 blocks so far! The next best player has 2 or 3!!

[wh]

Dec 17, 2010 16:32:15 GMT -5 vu72 said:

Brandon is 3.5 ppg off.

Of his 3.5 ppg diff., 1 point is due to a lower FG% and 1 point is due to a lower FT%.

[crusadersmom]

Good Job VALPO!!! Keep working hard and we will go far.

[eddiec]

Dec 17, 2010 20:11:49 GMT -5 wh said:

Dec 17, 2010 16:32:15 GMT -5 vu72 said:

Brandon is 3.5 ppg off.

Of his 3.5 ppg diff., 1 point is due to a lower FG% and 1 point is due to a lower FT%.

I've been impressed with his play so far. Given that his goal is to be in the NBA as soon as possible, I thought he might be forcing things a bit this year. But his increase in assists shows that that he can pass too ... he may end up being a point guard at the next level.

[stlvufan]

Dec 19, 2010 17:10:55 GMT -5 eddiec said:

Dec 17, 2010 20:11:49 GMT -5 wh said:

Of his 3.5 ppg diff., 1 point is due to a lower FG% and 1 point is due to a lower FT%.

I've been impressed with his play so far. Given that his goal is to be in the NBA as soon as possible, I thought he might be forcing things a bit this year. But his increase in assists shows that that he can pass too ... he may end up being a point guard at the next level.

By the same token, he's the one guy with the stones to take -- and make -- a shot at crucial times.

[agibson]

Dec 17, 2010 16:32:15 GMT -5 vu72 said:

Oh, and check out Ryan's stats! 18 blocks so far! The next best player has 2 or 3!!

Far and away the most blocks on the team, right. In the conference, good for fifth.

As for his stats overall:
11.5 PPG on 55% shooting, 44% from 3, 96% FT, 4.4 rbg, 2.2 apg, 2.2 spg, 1.6 bpg(through 12 games)

Very complete numbers. Very impressive for a sophomore certainly! Maybe not all-league quite yet. But, watch our for the next two years! And, who knows what happens with the rest of the season.

The league lists him as 5th for shooting, 3rd for 3 point shooting, 5th for blocks, and, why not, 5th for A/To. They don't list him for FT shooting (not enough attempts I guess, at 22-23), but you could argue for 1st.

I'm not so good with the fancier stats, but it may be here that Broekhoff and Little really stand out. His eFG% is 67%, second only to Howard Little in the _conference_. They're both in the top-40 in the NCAA.

We talk about how we wish Ryan would get more shots, etc. But, I guess a lot of his magical numbers have to be his shot selection. He probably couldn't preserve that kind of phenomenal efficiency if he used more possessions.

[agibson]

Dec 17, 2010 20:11:49 GMT -5 wh said:

Dec 17, 2010 16:32:15 GMT -5 vu72 said:

Brandon is 3.5 ppg off.

Of his 3.5 ppg diff., 1 point is due to a lower FG% and 1 point is due to a lower FT%.

Interesting. Glancing at some stats:

Yeah, 0.6 ppg can be accounted due to his lower FT%. Then, I'd put 1.2 ppg down to his lower 3P% - but half of that is canceled out by his _better_ 2P% this season. He's also getting to the FT line a bit less, and taking somewhat fewer shots (but only about 10% fewer - I'm surprised it's as close as that). And, despite his lower 3P% numbers, he's taking a slightly higher fraction of his shots from beyond the arc.

His "assists + shots / game" is actually a bit higher this year than last year.
His turnovers/game are lower this year.

So, it's a number of different things.

But, all of this on an average basis. It really felt like last year his numbers were enormously skewed by a couple of non-conf performances. One or more against weak opposition, and, OK, also against the likes of North Carolina. His PPG fell steadily through the conference season.

This year, he didn't have those same completely dominant performances during the non-conference schedule (at least not yet - I won't mind if he goes off against Oakland!). Thankfully, the balance on the team has been better and it wasn't necessary. We'll see what happens during the conference season.

So, if his PPG number is weaker, I guess it's down to better team balance as much as anything else.

[crusaderdad]

Most complete team stat page that ive found...VERY INFORMATIVE


statsheet.com/mcb/teams/valparaiso

[agibson]

Interesting! It does look like a nice page - I'll have to check it out more carefully.

I've been playing with
www.bbstate.com/schools/VALP
which is, unfortunately, a pay site after the first five page views, or so, per day (an early Christmas present).

With crusaderdad in mind, I should perhaps mention what I didn't say earlier. I've definitely enjoyed watching Brandon exhibit a more complete game. And, I'm glad he doesn't _have_ to carry as big a fraction of the scoring load.

But, it was a lot of fun to watch him go off for 30 or 40. So, selfishly, I do hope it happens again sometime